Guest comment: “Amazing! Thank you guys for the great experience. We will be back!” – Lynsey + Jamie
“Fantastic experience. Especially seeing the seal interact with the shark!” – Vasell Family
“Great trip out. Sharks were incredible and staff were so friendly!” – Silverman Family
10/07/2014
Location: Wilfred’s Rock
Water Temperature: 15.7’C
Depth: 24.4m
Visibility: 4.0m + 6.0m
Number of Sharks: 10 + 9
Conditions: Winds and choppy swell
Well hello sunshine! The sun was out and shining this morning as we left for our first trip of the day. We had about a 30 minute wait for our first shark, however we were not left disappointed when a handsome 3.8m male turned up to say hi! Our largest shark for the morning trip and of the day was “Maureen”, a satellite tagged female easily over 4.5m in length. Our second trip saw similar individuals sticking around. Being anchored so close to Geyser Rock it’s not uncommon for us to see Cape Fur Seals heading to or from a fishing trip, on odd occasions though we have those seals come right up next to the boat and cage… whilst we have Great Whites circling! This is exactly what our divers got too witnessed today as we watched a seal follow a shark in close to the boat and dip and dive around in front of the cage for quite some time. It wasn’t until the appearance of “Maureen” that the seal started to get a bit nervous and disappeared under the boat! The seals were not the only ones in the line of fire today with a Giant Petrel playing “chicken” as it sat waddling on the surface in front of the cage during our second trip. Great Whites in this area tend to be surface feeders and therefore will investigate anything floating on the surface in the scent trail we put out from the boat. This includes our seal decoy, kelp and birds! The sharks were very interesting in investigating exactly what this bird was and after a few near misses the Petrel decided it may be best to move along. A lucky day for that seal and bird, and also for our divers who got to witness these rare interactions…
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